When I’m at home I’d say I eat reasonably clean about 70-80% of the time, but take me out of the house and I slip back into my Uni Anna ways of happily chowing down on Krispy Kreme doughnuts for breakfast, lunch and dinner. OH YEAH! Then take me out of the country and you’d think I was auditioning for an episode of Man Vs. Food. Holidays are meant to be enjoyed, delicious food and all, but wanting to keep up with my new-found fitness routine I’ve tried to keep a bit more balance whilst being away this time round than I usually do. Of course I still gobbled down a pack of M&S Percy Pigs on the plane out here, but I also packed a few healthy homemade snacks too and I’ve tried to up my supplement game and venture into the hotel gym scene, which was definitely a first for me. Here’s what else I’ve been up to…
Plane Food. I’ve really enjoyed trying to follow the principles set out in Jessica Sepel’s JSHealth Travel Plan e-book for this trip which I purchased recently along with a load of her other guides because I’m just that into her book right right. She has a couple of recipes in there that are travel friendly and good for packing along with you so I took a few of her Sugar-Free Protein Balls and Healthy Muesli Bars in my hand luggage and they satisfied my sweet-tooth surprisingly well actually. I packed a few muesli bars in my suitcase too and they should still be good for the journey home. Sweet. Quite literally.
Sup’ Supplements. I don’t take to take many supplements mainly because I’m horrible at remembering to take them and they just pile up in my cupboards making it look like a shelf in Holland & Barrett’s, but I’ve tried to take Jessica’s advice here and stocked up for my travels. She suggests packing a B Vitamin Complex, Zinc, Vitamin C powder, Spirulina tablets, a Probiotic and Melatonin to help with sleep, so of I trotted to the local health store before I came and stocked up. I’d be lying if I said I’d remembered to take everything but I’ve found the Vitamin C powder to come in handy to ward off the plane lurgy and the Melatonin to soften the jet-lag blow a little.
Feeling Zen. Jessica also mentions the relaxation move of lying on your bed with your legs resting up the wall. Now I must admit that I raised my eyebrows when I first read this in a kind of ‘What the hell does that even do?‘ kinda way, but let me tell you – don’t knock it till you’ve tried it. It’s not an instant feeling, but after a minute or so it’s like you can feel a draining sensation (in a good way, weirdly) and it is like Jessica says, very relaxing. I’ve been trying to do it for a few minutes before bed to help ease the jet-lag.
The Gym. I have never ever ventured into a hotel gym before in my life. My excuse was that I never had enough space left in my suitcase for trainers. But this time round I saved some special space for them and my little workout notepad that Paul writes all my routines down in and I muddled through the it to devise myself a little lower body and upper body workout. Now there hasn’t been much time for sleep on this trip so getting up early to get a sweat sesh in hasn’t been particularly enjoyable, but I feel pretty proud of myself for getting them in nonetheless. Plus the treadmills over here have TV’s on them. Mind-blowing stuff.
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